Abram Hoffer, PhD, RNCP, President and Francis Fuller, RNCP, CEO
The [Orthomolecular Vitamin Information Centre] is a good website to learn more about the benefits of supplementation. The [Mental Disorders] section describes which specific nutrients have shown to be of benefit for persons who suffer from symptoms of “mental illness”. The centre recommends working with a licensed physician.
An article was published that describes the work of Dr. Abram Hoffer and Francis Fuller.
From Focus Magazine (April, 2006):
Hungry for health?
Abram Hoffer is 88 years old and he works because he loves it. Frances Fuller has been helping him for almost 30 years and looks like she must have been five when she started. And they want to share the scientific knowledge that keeps thousands of people healthy.
“It’s no secret.” explains Hoffer, who has a PhD in biochemistry. “The research is all there, in libraries and journals. The hard part for most people is taking the time to find it. We’ve already done that.”
Hoffer and Fuller have decades of education and practical experience helping people to get well and stay healthy using the most simple tools: nutrition.
“Vitamin supplements can’t replace a terrible diet,” Hoffer explains. “You have to eat a balanced diet and for some people that’s enough. For others, stress takes too much of a toll and they need supplements of vitamins, minerals, and essential fats or amino acids to restore their well-being.”
He tells the story of a Kansas researcher who gave police officers 10 grams of Vitamin C before a night patrol and when their blood was checked in the morning all the vitamin had been metabolized. The officers had no reserves. The scientist repeated the procedure shift after shift until the officers had built up enough of a reserve to have residual vitamin stores left - something that would help them maintain their health for the rest of their lives. There are many such stories. “There’s no recipe,” Hoffer says. “Each client has individual problems and we can help many find the solutions.”
Parents bring children with learning disabilities who can’t sit still in school. Adults come in because they’re tired, anxious, or depressed.
Linus Pauling, Hoffer’s former colleague, coined the word orthomolecular. It means correct molecule.
“We need to have the right vitamins present at the right time in the right concentrations,” Hoffer explains. “Then our bodies have the resources to manage stress, to stay healthy.”
To help people find those resources, Hoffer and Fuller founded the Orthomolecular Vitamin Information Centre. During an initial one-hour appointment, Hoffer or Fuller gather data and make their recommendations.
“We don’t diagnose disease, we don’t prescribe, and we don’t sell vitamins.” Hoffer says. “We provide information. The clients make their own decisions.”
“And most people need just one appointment to implement their new health plan,” adds Fuller.
If you’re hungry for better health, call the Orthomolecular Vitamin Information Centre. Hoffer and Fuller will dish up the knowledge.
Contact the [Orthomolecular Vitamin Information Centre]
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